US8073506B2 - Mobile terminal - Google Patents
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- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
- H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
- H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
- H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
- H04M1/0214—Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
- H04M1/0222—Foldable in two directions, i.e. using a two degree of freedom hinge
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- the present invention relates to a mobile terminal in which a first body and a second body are foldably connected together by a connector.
- a mobile terminal such as a cellular phone
- foldable ones in which two bodies are rotatably connected together via a connector have come into wide use.
- a mobile terminal in which a lower body (first body) is held by a user's hand when the mobile terminal is used, and is provided with an operation part which has a number of input keys and function keys on its surface, and an upper body (second body) is provided with a display (LCD) is known.
- Patent Document 1 a mobile terminal which includes a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft which is connected on other places than a central portion of the first rotating shaft, and connected with an upper body in a direction intersecting the first rotating shaft is disclosed.
- this mobile terminal by rotating the upper body and a lower body about the first rotating shaft from the state where the upper body and the lower body are closed, it becomes possible to perform so-called longitudinal opening operation. Moreover, by rotating the upper body and the lower body about the second rotating shaft from the state where the upper body and the lower body are closed, it becomes possible to perform so-called lateral opening operation.
- the second rotating shaft supports only upper ends of the lower body and the upper body. That is, the lower body and the upper body are cantilever-supported by the second rotating shaft. For this reason, when the mobile terminal is laterally opened, it is considered that a relatively large load is applied to the second rotating shaft.
- a mobile terminal has a lower body (first body), a connector (second body), and an upper body (third body), and has a first hinge which openably connects the connector to the lower body, and a second hinge which openably connects the upper body to the connector in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction of the connector by the first hinge. Also, the mobile terminal has an opening-and-closing regulating means which permits the operation of the first hinge and regulates the operation of the second hinge in a state where the connector and the upper body are closed.
- this mobile terminal by rotating the upper body and the lower body about the first hinge provided in the connector from the state where the upper body and the lower body are closed, it becomes possible to perform so-called longitudinal opening operation. Moreover, by rotating the upper body and the lower body about the second hinge provided in the connector from the state where the upper body and the lower body are closed, it becomes possible to perform so-called lateral opening operation.
- the second rotating shaft is connected to one end of the upper body in its width direction. Therefore, if an external force is applied to the upper body in a longitudinally opened state, the upper body may be easily rotated about the second rotating shaft, which is unstable. Further, an external force may be concentrated on the second rotating shaft.
- an external force when an external force is applied to the upper body even in a closed state, an external force may be concentrated on the second rotating shaft.
- the aforementioned opening-and-closing regulating means regulates opening and closing of the upper body only with a shaft body which reciprocates by a solenoid provided in the connector, and does not regulate even the position of the upper body. Therefore, if an external force acts on the upper body in a longitudinally opened state, there is a problem in that the second hinge may resist the external force, and consequently, instability and shaking may be caused. For example, in a body where a user talks over a telephone in a longitudinally opened state, a user's ear is pressed against a receiver, whereby an external force is often applied such that the opening angle in a longitudinal opening direction (direction in which the upper body rotates about the first hinge) becomes large. Moreover, since the second hinge is connected to one end of the upper body in its width direction, more instability is caused. Further, an external force may be concentrated on the second hinge.
- the invention has been made in order to solve the above problems.
- the object of the invention is to provide a mobile terminal in which an upper body is stably maintained in a longitudinally opened state, and an external force is not concentrated on a rotating shaft which rotatably supports the upper body with respect to a connector.
- a mobile terminal of the invention includes a first body including an operation part; a second body including a display; and a connector which rotatably connects the first body and the second body, wherein the connector is connected to the first body, and rotates with respect to the first body about a first rotating shaft; wherein the connector is connected to a lateral end of the second body, and rotates with respect to the second body about a second rotating shaft orthogonal to the first rotating shaft; wherein a first fitting portion is formed on a connected surface of the connector to be connected with the second body; wherein a second fitting portion is formed on the second body to fit to the first fitting portion; and wherein when the second body relatively rotates about the second rotating shaft to overlap the connector on the connected surface, the first fitting portion fits to the second fitting portion.
- the first fitting portion is one of a convex portion and a concave portion
- the second fitting portion is the other of the convex portion and the concave portion
- the convex portion is made to fit to the concave portion, so that the second body can be guided to a specified position with respect to the connector.
- the relative position of the second body and the connector can be maintained in the state where the first body and the second body is opened and longitudinally opened.
- the convex portion is integrally formed by a guide portion and a guide claw portion, and the concave portion fits to the guide claw portion.
- the guide claw portion fits to the concave portion, in a state where the first body and the second body are longitudinally opened and closed, the position of the upper body can be more reliably stabilized, and any twist in a state where the first body and the second body are closed can be prevented.
- the convex portion is formed integrally with the connector.
- the convex portion is formed integrally with the connector, it is not necessary to separately and individually provide the convex portion. Moreover, by integrally forming the convex portion in the connector, the surface which faces the first body can be made flush with the connector.
- the convex portion is continuously formed with a predetermined length across the longitudinal center of the second body, on the connected surface of the connector to be connected with the second body.
- the convex portion is arranged across the center with a predetermined length.
- a locking portion which locks the second body is formed at an end laterally opposite to a portion which is connected with the lateral end, on the connected surface of the connector to be connected with the second body; and the first fitting portion is formed between the portion which is connected with the lateral end, and the locking portion.
- the first fitting portion or the second fitting portion is provided with a rib which intersects a longitudinal middle portion of the first fitting portion or the second fitting portion.
- the first fitting portion or the second fitting portion has a rib in a direction which intersects the longitudinal middle portion, deformation of the first fitting portion or the second fitting portion is suppressed so that the first fitting portion or the second fitting portion can be made to firmly fit to each other, and when an external force acts on the upper body in a closed state, the force acting on the second rotating shaft can be reduced.
- first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft indicate the direction of the rotational center lines of the first body and the second body when the first body and the second body shift from a closed state to a longitudinally opened state or a laterally opened state.
- the first fitting portion includes a plurality of ones of the convex portions and the concave portions
- the second fitting portion includes a plurality of the others of the convex portions and the concave portions.
- the plurality of first fitting portions provided in the connector and the plurality of second fitting portions provided in the second body fit to each other.
- the first fitting portion fits to the second fitting portion.
- the second body can be reliably guided to a specified position with respect to the connector.
- a plurality of convex portions or concave portions are provided as the first fitting portion, and a plurality of concave portions or convex portions are provided as the second fitting portion.
- At least one of the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion includes an inclined surface at a corner closer to the second rotating shaft in the longitudinal direction.
- the connector includes a guide surface on the connected surface to be connected with the second body.
- a second gap between the second body and the connector in a surface opposite a surface with the display is made larger than a first gap between the second body and the connector in the surface with the display.
- the second gap between the second body and the connector opposite the display is made larger than the first gap between the second body and the connector on the side of the display.
- the mobile terminal of the invention while the upper body is stably maintaining in a longitudinally opened state, an external force can be prevented from being concentrated on the second rotating shaft.
- FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing that a mobile terminal according to the invention is closed
- FIG. 1B is a side view showing that the mobile terminal according to the invention is closed
- FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a longitudinally opened state of the mobile terminal according to the invention.
- FIG. 2B is a side view showing the longitudinally opened state of the mobile terminal according to the invention.
- FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing that the mobile terminal according to the invention is laterally opened
- FIG. 3B is a perspective view when the state where the mobile terminal of the invention is closed is observed from the left side;
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a locking portion of the mobile terminal according to the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing that guiding and holding of the mobile terminal according to the invention are separated
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 2A ;
- FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing that guiding and holding of the mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the invention are separated;
- FIG. 7B shows a modification of a rib provided in a concave portion of the mobile terminal of FIG. 7A ;
- FIG. 7C shows a modification of the concave portion of the mobile terminal of FIG. 7A ;
- FIG. 8A is a sectional view when the upper body is laterally opened in a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 8B is a sectional view when the upper body is closed from lateral opening
- FIG. 9A is a perspective view showing an end of the connector
- FIG. 9B is a side view of the connector when the upper body is closed from lateral opening
- FIG. 10A is an enlarged sectional view of the connector according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 10B is a schematic sectional view showing that an external force has acted on the longitudinally opened upper body.
- the mobile terminal 10 includes a lower body (first body) 11 , an upper body (second body) 12 provided above the lower body, a connector 13 which connects the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 , a guiding and holding portion 15 (refer to FIG. 3A ) which guides and holds the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 , and a locking portion 16 (refer to FIG. 3B ) which locks the upper body 12 in the state of being closed in a lateral opening direction (refer to FIG. 3A ).
- the lower body 11 is held by a user's hand when the mobile terminal 10 is used, and is provided with an operation part 23 which has a number of input keys 24 and function keys 25 on its surface 22 .
- the upper body 12 has a display (LCD) 28 on its surface 27 .
- LCD display
- the connector 13 is composed of a connector main body 13 A, a first rotating member 33 (also refer to FIG. 6 ), and a second rotating member 34 .
- the first rotating member 33 is a pivot member which connects the lower body 11 and the connector main body 13 A and which allows the connector main body 13 A to rotate with respect to the lower body 11 .
- the axis of the first rotating member 33 is arranged along the first rotating shaft 31 mentioned above, is orthogonal to the thickness direction of the lower body 11 , and is provided along the short-side direction (width direction) of the lower body 11 .
- the second rotating member 34 is a pivot member which connects the upper body 12 and the connector main body 13 A and which allows the upper body 12 to rotate with respect to the lower body 11 and the connector main body 13 A.
- the axis of the second rotating member 34 is arranged along the second rotating shaft 32 mentioned above, is orthogonal to the thickness direction of the upper body 12 , and is provided along the long-side direction (longitudinal direction) of the upper body 12 .
- One end of such a second rotating member 34 is connected to the connector main body 13 A, and the other end thereof is connected to the upper body 12 . Accordingly, the upper body 12 is cantilever-supported by the second rotating member 34 .
- first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32 indicate, respectively, the direction of the rotational center lines of the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 when the mobile terminal 10 shifts from a closed state to a laterally opened state or a longitudinally opened state.
- the first rotating shaft 31 is orthogonal to the thickness direction of the lower body 11 , and is directed to the short-side direction (width direction) of the lower body 11 .
- the second rotating shaft 32 is orthogonal to the thickness direction of the lower body 12 , and is directed to the long-side direction (longitudinal direction) of the upper body 12 .
- the first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32 are orthogonal to each other.
- the first rotating member 33 or the second rotating member 34 rotates about their axes, with the rotation of the upper body 12 and the connector 13 with respect to the lower body 11 or the rotation of the upper body 12 with respect to the lower body 11 and the connector 13 .
- the state where the upper body 12 rotates about the second rotating shaft 32 with respect to the lower body 11 refers to the state from a closed state to a completely laterally opened state, and the angle between the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 while the upper body 12 rotates with respect to the lower body 11 is no objection.
- first rotating shaft 31 and the second rotating shaft 32 indicate the direction of the rotational center lines of the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 when the lower body 11 which is a first body and the second body 12 which is a second body shifts from a closed state to a longitudinally opened state or a laterally opened state.
- first rotating member 33 and the second rotating member 34 are pivot members which allow the upper body 12 to rotate with respect to the lower body 11 , and the first rotating member 33 or the second rotating member 34 rotates about its axis with the rotation of the upper body 12 with respect to the lower body 11 .
- the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 can be opened longitudinally about the first rotating shaft 31 , and the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 can be opened laterally about the second rotating shaft 32 .
- An opening operation portion 36 is provided at a left end 33 A (refer to FIG. 3A ) of the first rotating member 33 .
- the opening operation portion 36 By pressing the opening operation portion 36 in the direction of an arrow shown in FIG. 3B , the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 can be opened from a closed state to a longitudinally opened state.
- a convex portion 41 is formed along a surface (hereinafter referred to as “upper body connected surface”) 33 B (refer to FIG. 5 ) which is to be connected with the upper body 12 in the connector 13 , and a guide portion 42 of the convex portion 41 and a concave portion 44 provided on the upper body 12 are to be fitted to each other, in a closed state where the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 rotate about the second rotating shaft 32 , and in a longitudinally opened state.
- upper body connected surface hereinafter referred to as “upper body connected surface”
- the guiding and holding portion 15 is composed of a concave portion 44 provided at its end (hereinafter an “upper body base portion”) on the side of the connector in the surface which becomes the inside when the upper body 12 is closed, and the convex portion 41 provided on the upper body connected surface 33 B of the connector 13 .
- the convex portion 41 is integrally formed in a substantially L shape by the guide portion 42 and the guide claw portion 43 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the guide claw portion 43 fits into the concave portion 44 .
- the guide claw portion 43 is made to engage the concave portion 44 so that the upper body base portion 46 can be guided to a specified position to the first rotating member 33 .
- the relative positions of the upper body base portion 46 and the first rotating member 33 can be maintained in the state where the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 are closed and longitudinally opened.
- any twist can be prevented from occurring about the second rotating shaft 32 .
- the convex portion 41 is formed integrally with the connection portion 13 . By forming the convex portion 41 integrally with the connector 13 , it is not necessary to separately and individually provide the convex portion 41 .
- the concave portion 44 is formed integrally with the upper body 12 . Since the concave portion 44 is formed integrally with the upper body 12 , it is not necessary to separately and individually provide the concave portion 44 .
- the convex portion 41 is formed with a predetermined length L across a longitudinal center 49 at the end surface of the connector which faces the upper body 12 .
- the concave portion 44 is also formed with a given length L.
- locking portion 16 As shown in FIG. 4 , a pair of engaging portions are provided in the upper body connected surface 38 B of the connector 13 to lock the upper body 12 .
- a lock button 51 as one engaging portion of the pair of engaging portions is provided on a side portion 12 A of the upper body 12 so as to be slidable in the direction of an arrow A-B (longitudinal direction of the upper body 12 ) shown in FIG. 3B .
- the lock button 51 is held in its closed position by a return spring 54 .
- An engaging hole 52 as the other engaging portion of the pair of engaging portions is formed at the end of the upper body connected surface 33 B of the connector 13 opposite the upper body connector in its longitudinal direction.
- the lock button 51 By slidingly moving the lock button 51 in the direction of an arrow B against the spring force of the return spring 54 , the lock button 51 is removed from the engaging hole 52 . Thereby, the upper body 12 can be manually opened about the second rotating shaft 32 .
- the rotation about the second rotating shaft can be regulated and the second body can be prevented from rotating about the second rotating shaft unexpectedly, unless the engagement by the pair of engaging portions 51 and 52 is released in the closed state where the upper body 12 and the lower body 11 overlap each other.
- FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing that guiding and holding portion of the second embodiment of the invention are separated
- FIG. 7B shows a modification of a rib provided in a concave portion of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 7A
- FIG. 7C shows a modification of the concave portion of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 7A .
- portions common to those of the aforementioned first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description thereof is omitted.
- the guiding and holding portion 15 is composed of a concave portion 44 provided at its end (hereinafter an “upper body base portion”) on the side of the connector in the surface which becomes the inside when the upper body 12 is closed, and the convex portion 41 provided in the upper body connected surface 33 B of the connector 13 .
- a longitudinal middle portion of the concave portion 44 is provided with a rib 44 a which intersects the longitudinal direction of the concave portion 44 .
- the convex portion 41 is integrally formed in a substantially L shape by the guide portion 42 and the guide claw portion 43 , and is separated into two convex portions 41 a and 41 b so as not to collide with the rib 44 a of the concave portion 44 , and a gap 41 c is formed between both the convex portions 41 a and 41 b . Accordingly, when the upper body 12 is closed in the laterally closed direction, as shown in FIG. 6 , the guide claw portion 43 is configured so as to fit into the concave portion 44 .
- the longitudinal middle portion of the concave portion 44 is provided with the rib 44 a which intersects a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, deformation of the concave portion 44 is suppressed so that the convex portion 41 and the concave portion 44 can be made to firmly fit to each other, and when an external force acts on the upper body 12 in its closed state, the force acting on the second rotating shaft 32 can be reduced.
- FIG. 7A a cutout can be provided as one piece in the position corresponding to the rib 44 a .
- the rib can be provided in a triangular shape as shown in FIG. 7B .
- FIG. 7A a plurality of (here, two) concave portions 44 A and 44 B and convex portions (now shown) can be provided as shown in FIG. 7C .
- the width I of the concave portion 44 per one place can be made small, it is not necessary to provide the rib 44 a.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic sectional view showing a convex portion and a concave portion when an upper body is laterally opened in the mobile terminal according to the third embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 8B is a schematic sectional view showing the convex portion and the concave portion when lateral opening of the upper body is closed
- FIG. 9A is a perspective view of a connector
- FIG. 9B is a side view showing the connector when the upper body is closed.
- portions common to those of the aforementioned first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description thereof is omitted.
- inclined surfaces 61 and 62 are provided at corners closer to the second rotating shaft 32 in at least one (here, both) of the concave portion 44 which is a first fitting portion and the convex portion 41 which is a second fitting portion.
- the inclined surfaces 61 and 62 are provided at the corners of at least one of the convex portions 41 and concave portion 44 .
- the convex portion and concave portion can fit to each other along the inclined surfaces 61 and 62 , and the upper body 12 can be reliably received in a specified position of the lower body 11 .
- inclined surfaces 61 and 62 can be formed as flat surfaces (C surfaces) or in an R-shape.
- a guide surface 65 is provided on the surface of the connector 13 which is connected with the upper body 12 .
- the guide surface 65 can be formed as an inclined surface which is inclined upward, and in correspondence with this, an inclined surface 66 is also provided at the end farther from the second rotating shaft 32 in the end surface of the upper body 12 on the side of the connector 13 .
- the inclined surface 66 of the upper body 12 abuts on the guide surface 65 of the connector 13 .
- the guide surface 65 is provided on the side of the connector 13 farther from the second rotating shaft 32 .
- FIG. 10A is a sectional view showing the fitting state between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion
- FIG. 10B is a schematic side view showing that an external force has acted on the tip of the upper body.
- portions common to those of the aforementioned first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description thereof is omitted.
- a mobile terminal 10 C in a mobile terminal 10 C according to the fourth embodiment, when the lower body 11 and the upper body 12 are rotated and closed about the second rotating shaft 32 , i.e., when they overlap the connector 13 in the upper body connected surface 33 B, the convex portion 41 and the concave portion 44 provided in the upper body 12 are configured so as to fit to each other, and a second gap D 2 between the upper body 12 and the connector 13 in a surface 29 opposite a surface with the display 28 is made larger than a first gap D 1 between the upper body 12 and the connector 13 in the surface with the display 28 .
- the second gap D 2 is made larger than the first gap D 1 .
- an external force F to excessively open the upper body 12 and the lower body 11 in the longitudinally opened direction acts, (refer to FIG. 10B ).
- the second gap D 2 absorbs deformation, and the deformation of the upper body 12 is relieved. This can reduce the amount of deformation of the parts built in the upper body 12 , thereby preventing breakage.
- the mobile terminal of the invention is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments, and suitable modifications, improvements, etc. thereof can be made.
- the convex portion 41 is provided on the connector 13 and the concave portion 44 is provided on the upper body 12 .
- the invention is not limited thereto.
- the concave portion 44 may be provided on the connector 13
- the convex portion 41 may be provided on the upper body 12 .
- the shapes of the convex portion 41 , the guide portion 42 , the guide claw portion 43 , the concave portion 44 , etc. which are illustrated in this embodiment can be changed suitably.
- the invention is suitable for the application of a mobile terminal in which the first body and the second body are rotatably connected together by the connector.
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